The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-25
IN MID OCEAN.
The Steamer City of Montreal Burns
at SEA-.
The Fire Originates in Cotton Slowed
Away.
The Passengers and Crew Rescued.
Save Thirteen.
And are Landed at Queenstown by
the York City.

Ln0 1Orh O1ty.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The Inman line
steamer City of Montreal was de-
stroyed by fire at sea on the 18th inst.
Her passengers were saved. The City
of Montreal left New York August 9Th
for Liverpool. She was commanded
by Captain Land. News of the burn
ing of the City of Montreal was
learned upon the arrival at Queens
town this morning of the British
steamer York City, Capt. Benin, which
left Baltimore August 4th for London.
This steamer rescued the passengers
and crew from the burning vessel and
brought them to Queenstown.
The passengers and crew of the City
of Montreal we're taken of the York
City by the tug Mount Etna and landed
at Queenstown. All were accounted for
except thirteen persons in the missing
boat. 1t is learned that shortly after
the passengers had gone to bed on the
night of the 10th, the ship being in lat
itude 43 north at the time, they were
aroused by an alarm of fire. A scene
of CONSERVATION prevailed and the pas
sengers were greatly terrified when
they found out the true state of affairs.
The smoke caused by the fire was suf-
locating. The passengers dressed, got
on deck as quickly as possible and with
but little appearance of panic. The
fire originated in cotton stored in the
aftermath hold. Nine streams of wa
ter were soon working on the flames
and the course of the vessel was shaped
toward Newfoundland, four hundred
miles distant. The flames spread with
great rapidity and soon had burst out
and afterhatch. The heat being in
tense it became evident that it was i'm
possible to save the ship and a momen-
tary panic ensued.
The boats were lowered and the pas
sengers and crew got into them. The
boats were scattered and one entirely
vanished. This contained two stew
ards, two seamen and seven passen-
gers, and there is but little doubt that
the whole boat load persisted. The
boat did not contain a crew and left the
ship against the captains orders, as
there was time to take many more in it.
The survivors consider the fate of the
occupants of the lost boat as judge
ment for their coWardice. The boat
was seen after they left the steamer
and her crew were preparing to pick
up survivors, when the steamer York
City, attracted by the flames of the
burning vessel which were shooting up
hundred feet in the air, bore down
and with difficulty took all the hands
on board. The rescued people were
treated with the utmost kindness by
the captain and crew of the York City,
and the passengers speak with much
feeling of the consideration which was
accorded to them. The York City pro-
ceeded to London after landing the
City of MOntreal'S passengers and
crew at Queenstown. The survivors
are unanimous in declaring that the
officers and crew of the City of Mon
treal did their duty nObly and skill
fully. The names of those in the
missing boat are:
PaSSengerS-Samuel Kaufman, Geo.
Arnold, Samuel Mckee.
intermediate -Kenard WooltOn,
Stephen Upper, Simon Rotelli, S.
Katchingka.
Crews.Henry Frazer, Chas. Reade,
William Franney. Patrick Hughes
(trimmer), Charles Smith interpreter,
ThOs. Wherefore (steward).
NO ADvICEs.
New YORK, Aug. 19.-The officials
of the Inman line have no direct ad-
vices about the City of Montreal. She
left this city on the 9Th inst, and was
four days overdue from Liverpool. Con-
siderable anxiety had begun to be felt
about her. She had no first cabin pas
sengers, but carried 223 intermediate
and lis Steerage passengers. The YES
sci measured 49, feet over all, A feet in
moulded width of beam and IS feet
deep from deck to keel. Her gross
tonnage was 4 1876. She was built by
Toby & Co. of Glasgow in 1871; was ar
iron screw steamer aud had nine bulk.
heads. She was equipped with com.
pound engines having 600 horse power
A Nebraska Cyclone.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia Daily News
special from Republican CITY
Nebraska says:
A Cyclone from the north struck here
about O'Clock this evening, and about
| every brick building in town is {
wreck. The brick school house bein1
built was blown down, burying sever
workmen. Five were injured anC
J. j. Lanning and a man named
Allen were killed. The damage vii
reach $50, 900.
| ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb., Aug. 49,
Yesterday buildings were blown dow
and houses unroofed by a cyclone. I
large brick school house, nearly com
oleted, was wrecked and the carpenter
buried in the ruins. J. j. Fannin
and a man named Allen of Alma wer
killed and six others seriously injured
two fatally. K. II. Wetherell's houS
was blown away and his wife and tw
children buried in the debris and a.
more or less injured. Several othe
buildings were carried away or de
molished and several other person
badly hurt, but the particulars cannC
be ascertained at this time. Hailstone
an inch in diameter fell during tn
storm.
ENFIELD, Ills, Aug. 1.-two teri
BILE accidents occurred here this morT
ing at the reunion of the Eighty
seventh Illinois veterans. During th
sham battle a cannon was prematurel
discharged, blowing away James Crocl
ett's right arm. An instant later
few rods distant another cannon Wa
, discharged prematurely and stretche
! five bleeding victims on the grounC
r Gabe Sullinger had both a ms blow
! off and will probably die. The Other
, injured were fearfully lacerated an
) burned, but will survive.
PennsyIvania Republicans.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 17.-Tl
Republican State Convention was Gale
5 to order by Chairman Thomas '
: Cooper of the State Convention at ha
9 past 10 o'clock. Walter r. Lyons WI
: elected temporary Chairman. tt
+ usual Committees on Resolutions al
4 Organization were then appointed. A
: jutant General d. III. Hastings W
elected permanent Chairman of t
convention by reclamation.
General Hastings speech on TAXI
= the chair was frequently interrupt
y by applause and cheers. At its CO
= clusfon the convention elected lol